At least seven hectares of land were scorched by forest and land fires across Indonesia's Sumatra Island over the weekend, ...

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported wildfires hitting several areas in Sumatra and Aceh overnight.

Prosecutors at West Sumatra’s Pariaman District Court have demanded the death sentence for a 27-year-old man accused of ...

Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Cooperatives, Ferry Juliantono, is encouraging both rural and urban communities to develop ...

Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province killed at least 43 people over the weekend while a search for 15 missing people continued, authorities said on Monday.

The number of people killed by flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 52, and more than 3,000 people have been evacuated, authorities said on Tuesday, with ...

In West Sumatra province, tensions in a three-decade-old land conflict spiked this year after several residents of Nagari Aia Gadang village were detained by police.

Mount Marapi, an active volcano in West Sumatra, erupted on Wednesday, April 16th, spewing a volcanic ash plume to a height of 800 meters from the summit. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please ...

Monsoon rains in West Sumatra province have submerged more than 37,000 houses and buildings, Muhari said. At least three houses were swept away by flash floods and 666 others were damaged.

PADANG, Indonesia — One of an estimated 400 of the world’s remaining Sumatran tigers was found dead on July 25 after becoming trapped in a wire snare set in Agam district, West Sumatra province.

Palm oil farmers in West Sumatra received positive news as the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team of the province announced ...

Of the 52 dead, more than 45 have been identified, West Sumatra disaster agency spokesman Ilham Wahab said. Local rescuers, police and military will continue searching for 17 people who are still ...